hoax

英 [həʊks]

美 [hoʊks]

n.  骗局; 恶作剧
v.  捉弄; 欺骗

复数：hoaxes　过去分词：hoaxed　现在分词：hoaxing　过去式：hoaxed　第三人称单数：hoaxes　

TOEFLGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.15477 / COCA.13170

牛津词典

noun

• 骗局；恶作剧
  an act intended to make sb believe sth that is not true, especially sth unpleasant
  1. a bomb hoax
     ***骗局
  2. hoax calls
     恶作剧的电话

verb

• 捉弄；欺骗
  to trick sb by making them believe sth that is not true, especially sth unpleasant

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 恶作剧;假警报;骗局
  Ahoaxis a trick in which someone tells people a lie, for example that there is a bomb somewhere when there is not, or that a picture is genuine when it is not.
  1. A series of bomb hoaxes has disrupted Christmas shopping in the city centre...
     一系列***假警报扰乱了市中心的圣诞节购物活动。
  2. He denied making the hoax call but was convicted after a short trial.
     他否认打过恶作剧电话，但经过一番短暂的审讯后被判有罪。

英英释义

noun

• something intended to deceive
  Synonym:fraudfraudulenceduperyhumbugput-on

verb

• subject to a playful hoax or joke
  Synonym:pull someone's legplay a joke on

双语例句

• The colleagues who perpetrated the hoax lost their jobs and reputations over the scandal.
  那些设计骗局的同事则既丢了工作又因丑闻毁了名声。
• The hundreds of calls the BBC received proved how successful the hoax was.
  当成百上千的电话打到英国广播公司时，证明这场骗局成功了。
• If you think it's a hoax, you're off base.
  如果你觉得这是骗局，你是多心了。
• The prime minister ended the call when it became clear it was a hoax.
  卡梅伦在意识到这是一个恶作剧电话后就结束了通话。
• A telephone caller said there was a bomb in the hotel but it was just a hoax.
  打电话者声称旅馆里有一颗***，但这不过是一场恶作剧而已。
• When the hoax was revealed, sorrow turned to anger.
  当这个骗局被揭穿后，悲伤便化为愤怒。
• The telephone caller said there was a bomb in the hotel, but it later turned out to be a hoax.
  打电话来的人说旅馆里有***，后来证明是一场骗局。
• Free trade is a cruel hoax on the middle and working class.
  自由贸易对于中产阶级和工人阶级来说是一个残酷的骗局。
• Well, experts now say it was all a hoax.
  不过，专家们现在说，那完全是一个骗局。
• They were soon able to confirm that the threat was a hoax.
  他们很快确认所谓的威胁其实只是个骗局。